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| Wet weather makes way for barbecues, but only in south-east | Wet weather makes way for barbecues, but only in south-east |
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| Spring will finally arrive in parts of the UK this weekend, with Sunday set to be the hottest day of the year so far, according to forecasters. | Spring will finally arrive in parts of the UK this weekend, with Sunday set to be the hottest day of the year so far, according to forecasters. |
| Wet weather on Saturday is predicted to give way to sunshine in the south-east on Sunday, with East Anglia enjoying highs of 21C (70F). Weather in the north and west is set to remain wet and cloudy, but temperatures will be in the double figures, with highs of 14C. | Wet weather on Saturday is predicted to give way to sunshine in the south-east on Sunday, with East Anglia enjoying highs of 21C (70F). Weather in the north and west is set to remain wet and cloudy, but temperatures will be in the double figures, with highs of 14C. |
| Rachel Vince, a forecaster at Meteogroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "Much of the UK will start off dry on Saturday, but there will be some rain in Devon and Cornwall first thing. The south-east of England will be predominantly fine on Sunday, with sunshine, but the north and west of the UK can expect clouds and showers." | Rachel Vince, a forecaster at Meteogroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "Much of the UK will start off dry on Saturday, but there will be some rain in Devon and Cornwall first thing. The south-east of England will be predominantly fine on Sunday, with sunshine, but the north and west of the UK can expect clouds and showers." |
| Supermarkets are braced for high demand for ice cream and barbecue meats on the hottest weekend of the year, with Asda predicting a 50% surge in sales of sunglasses. | Supermarkets are braced for high demand for ice cream and barbecue meats on the hottest weekend of the year, with Asda predicting a 50% surge in sales of sunglasses. |
| Vince said that ice-cream vendors might anticipate brisk trade in the south-east – but it could be too early for families elsewhere to pack picnic hampers. Next week will bring an "unsettled spell of spring weather" with bands of rain and showers across the UK, Vince predicts. | Vince said that ice-cream vendors might anticipate brisk trade in the south-east – but it could be too early for families elsewhere to pack picnic hampers. Next week will bring an "unsettled spell of spring weather" with bands of rain and showers across the UK, Vince predicts. |
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